TERRA Environmental will square off against the Palmetto Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in TERRA Environmental's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Palmetto has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, TERRA Environmental didn't have quite enough to beat Palmer Trinity and fell 6-5.
Xavier Hernandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Gutierrez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Palmetto earned a 9-4 victory over Miami on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Stingarees: they've now won four in a row.
Marcelo Valdivia looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Johnny Montes, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two runs, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Justin Mendoza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Palmetto kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Palmetto's victory bumped their record up to 6-16. As for TERRA Environmental, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
TERRA Environmental might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Palmetto when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can TERRA Environmental avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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